Putin's alleged girlfriend faces EU sanctions: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, is included in the sixth proposed package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. According......

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that......

Beijing: Olympic Games or Paramilitary Games?

China is planning to deploy more than 94,000 security personnel at the Beijing celebration in August, which means that uniformed and plain-clothes operatives will outnumber the 10,500 athletes by......

Pillay to retire after Athens Games

Mercurial striker and four-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay will retire after the Athens Games, India's chief coach Gerhard Rach said in Athens on Tuesday.Rach said two senior players are in line to......

NATO sends forces to Athens Games

A special forces battalion trained to defend against weapons of mass destruction has begun deployment in Greece for the forthcoming Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, NATO said in a statement on......

Athens Games security is second to none

Athens Olympics organisers said security arrangements for the Games were "second to none" and accused Australia of undermining safety efforts.Briefing representatives of all 202 nations taking part......

IOC insures Athens Games

The International Olympic Committee says it has taken out a $170 million (95 million pound) insurance policy to cover total or partial cancellation of the Athens Games in the event of a......

Michael Johnson doubts Athens Games will be great

Olympic champion Michael Johnson does not believe Athens can stage a "great" Games and says the 2004 Olympics will suffer in comparison to Sydney in 2000.Writing in The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday,......